Metiochos

Metiochos was an Athenian politician and ally of Pericles during the Peloponnesian War.

Biography
Metiochos was a politician in Athens during the mid-5th century BC, and he was an ally of the democratic leader Pericles. In 431 BC, supporters of Cleon attempted to assassinate him at his home by tying him up and using poisonous snakes to bite him. However, Pericles noticed that it was uncharacteristic of Metiochos to miss a meeting with him, so he sent the mercenary Kassandra to rescue him. She slew the snakes and untied Metiochos, and she later investigated the attempt, killing The Poisoner.